mws m .; "'" iV" ." Wd '.--Si m i. ffiREHIti liBEE f .41 cat mm ;'x i i- 4 Li ,r Jr V!" "" i r . u- BORGLUM CHARGE Senate Committee Would Make Immediate Probe of War Department SECRETARY IS ACCUSED 1 i , Washington, May 13. It appeared unlikely today that rresl. dent Wilson would permit himself to he drawn further Into tho aircraft emhrogllo hy tho latest open letter of Gutzon Borglum, InvolvlnR Secretary of War Baker. It was stated officially that Presi dent Wilson woitld not reply to the BorRlum letter, and that If any notice whatever la taken of the missive, Sec retary Baker will do It. " BorRlum- la preparing a hot fight to uphold his allegations. He has suh jnltted new evidence to tho Senate Military Affairs Committee, which led Benator Hitchcock today to state It might he necessary, after all. to call Borglum to testify in tho Senate prohe. He Is also submitting rebuttal evi dence to Government disclosures of 'his alleged "dual activity" promoting an airplane stock company while probing the Government's aircraft program. Senator Brandegee will present Borglum's answer to the Senate tomorrow or Wednesday. Senator Brandegee. Connecticut. tndav read Into the record a letter from Leon Cammen, an electrical en gineer of New York, regarding the Liberty motor, stating that Its "design as it stands today is incorrect." He says the motor needs greater ra diation. He adds that this weakness could easily hove been detected In any well-equipped "laboratory under proper test. "I am deeply sorry." Cammen writes, "that the entire matter of Liberty motor plane production Is being handled ns a political question of veracity between Individuals Instead of as a matter of technical records." Coffey Assistant Prober The Justice Department Inquiry was extended today with the an nouncement that tho work has made It necessary fpr Investigator Frlerson to appoint nn assistant C. S. Coffey, Chattanooga, Tenn. Immediate Inquiry Asked The Senate. Military Affairs Commit tee today demanded Immediate action by the Committee on Audit and Con trol on the Chamberlain resolution, empowering the Military Affairs Com mittee to investigate the War Depart ment's activities. Senators Chamberlain and Hitch cock notified Senator Thompson, chair man of the Audit Committee, that un less he acts they will call up the reso lution tomorrow and have it passed over the committee's head. Thompson explained that he wished to ask Secretary Baker's views on the resolution, which gives the Military Committee power to become a com mittee on .the conduct of the war, keeping constantly in touch with every phase of the department's work. He agreed to call his committee to day and act on the resolution. Undaunted by the counter-charges that he sought to use the President's letter to him for private gain, Bor glum fired another broadside In his fight against the men in charge of the nation's aircraft program soon after reaching Washington. Mr. Borglum goes a step further and virtually accuses Secretary of War Baker of having prevented him from securing proper evidence to sup port his charges of graft, etc., against the aircraft board. Mr, Borglum mentions Secretary Baker by name -when he speaks of "In terference by the War Department under Mr. Baker." The sculptor lays the charge of "bullying and threaten ing witnesses" at Mr. Baker's door. Charges Unthinkable "It Is a matter of the gravest con cern tb me." the letter adds, "that credence could be given to charges of such a nature or that they could have been In your possession, and I. have received no intimation of the false hood until Mr. Marshall intimated that there was some sort of'a charge or charges of disloyalty to you. This is bo unthinkable that I dismissed them and declined to even discuss them." Mr, Borglum repeats his published answer to the charges and continues: "It is absurd to Btate that pro-Ger-mans are clamoring for investigations, while the Secretary of War is a party to statements, untrue and unfounded, issued to deceive the nation and serv ing no other possible purpose except to warn Germany, to hurry her. own airplane production as we aro for ever and'forever 'Just at the peak of production.' " "Never Such Abuse of Confidence". "Never, I believe, In the history of the country has a group of men been given so completely a nation's re sources, together with the Adminis tration and the people's confluence, as have the aircraft group, and never has such confidence been more wan tonly nuusen. i reier nere to iviajor General Squlers, Howard B. Coffln, Colonel Deeds and Colonel Montgom ery. These civilian and military mem bers appear everywhere in the pro gram I planned to meet our military needs and they appear everywhere in the deliberate and elaborate ma chinery that placed and held the co lossal contracts among a few they appear everywhere In the fine network of falsehood and camouflage, and they include Mr. uaKer, as their partner, In tho common statements to the pub lic they deliberately lied to you and framed up their statements, particu larly their failures, and misleading Congress before the Senate Military Committee, and they directly aro re sponsible for no engines, no planes, no propellers, and our vanished appro "Hati mere not been this malicious effort to discredit me with you and Impugn my honor on the floor of the senate, i mient nave with the rest of America, though with shame and anger, still been holding my peace, waiting and watching for the inter minable shifting from one department to tho other of responsibilities that can lie only at the door of the execu tive members of the aircraft board. The scurrilous slander by Deeds's friend was a foul and unfair blow and In the circumstances of Its Importance and its purpose to Invalidate me. dis credit me, gave it abnormal public Interest and unusual publicity. This. Mr. President, compels me to demand that the Investigation hy the Military Committee of the Senate shall be com plete, exhaustive In the matters re lating to aircraft production, but as these charges' have been brought be fore the Senate, the Interference by tho War Department under Mr. Baker, prevents me from securing proper evidence. "I know you will agree with me In this, that I have a right to demand it as you know no harm can come to any one oui inose wnu are Kiimy. "I am loyal to you as our President, and even neuer. i am loyal to your tnouglH as so ouen expressed touch ing the Rtate of the world and the nation's mission, and I shall remain so, but I am not loyal to rior can I support men or methods' inimical to our country's good, planned to deceive you and the nation and discredit us in the eyes or the worm. HOW AMERICAN RED jCROSS HELPED ITALIAN REFUGEES a. 4 ;---i:;wvw y-rrr'YTOKrj:,.-; ssaiaiaBt t 1 SML. Bh v iBti'. IS Hb . VHKP IB vKml mmWum H Hi IS3 l II ll5,.:.iw kI tit (li; Mil rafi'liMk? MWJMJBUtMt Mks HaHBiaHBiaHBiaHBHHiHBBiaHH w JitaSni HiHHiHHHHHHiHHiBWHBflKf ms Fm'--z253am PV-JHFnuJfftl'Ar"BL3VrH.w-. j, . X - --il r 7WQ SilAlAlAlAlAlAlAlAlAlAlAlAlAlAlAlAlAlAlAlAVr''W'T2.-''-' t,-Ttr?"'7V&:,T jf, .-e wttKmmmmsm j POLITICAL LID OFF IN CONGRESS FIGHT Democrats Stand on Record. Republicans Allege Ineffi ciency in War vSt,i jm&k a iassssssjiF::i.i'abssssPa"4rrc ".r.ox . "pv . . ". i--sv.araHPiaEvap3" . i - w- - -- - rorrtKht. Intprnntlnnnl KUni Sertn When refugees from Venire and the ilistrirls in northern Italy, (tccinR from the Autr!un imnilrr, nacil through the seaport towns of Anrona and Rimini lliciMnrkersi of the American Red Cros were on the job to feed them nnl care for-their wants in many ways. The photo fhou Red Cross workers aiMeil hy Italian army officers, distributing food during one of the brief tops of a relief train. This was usually the first food the travelers had had in many hours. Medicine and clothing were also distributed by the Americans BILL WOULD HONOR YANKEE WAR HEROES "by exceptional meritorious service to the Government in a duty of great re sponsibility In time of war or In con nection with military operatons against nn armed enemy " The decoratons oirry with them slight Increases In pay MANY NEW OFFICERS QUALIFY AT CAMP DIX Pennsylvania Men Eligible as Second Lieutenants in Army Wn.liliuton. May 13. Many soldiers from Pennsylvania, N'ew Jersey and Del aware qualified for commissions as sec ond lieutenants at the third officers' training camp at Camp DIx, which was concluded recently. The graduates are placed on the reserve roll. The list Includes: Franklin T. Arndt, Fcranton, Pa., field artillery; Adam L. Beam, New Brighton, Pa., Infantry; Richard C. Bradbury, Jarrettown, Pa., field artil lery; Doyle Campbell. Chester. Pa., field artillery: Logan Campbell, Chester, Pa., field artillery: Isaac Chappell, Byron, Pa., field artillery: Boy E. Coombs, Tay lor, Pa., Infantry.: Edmund O. Cramp. Chester, Pa., infantry. Charles S. Cress- man Pottstown, Pa., field artillery; John Croll, Mlddletown, Pa., infantry; Milton A. Dlehl, Pittsburgh, Infantry: John II. Faber, Glenslde, Pa., field artillery; Charles S. Fluke, Williamsburg, Pa., In fantry: Norman H. Foley. Erie, Pa., In fantry: John A. Garrett, Hanover, Pa., Infantry: Carlos G. Gonder, Boswell, Pa., field artillery : George W. Griffith, Ebens burg, Pa., field artillery: Warren W. Hampe. Jersey Shore, Pa., field artillery; David' D. M Haupt. Ablngton, Pa., In fantry: William E. Hewitt. Pittsburgh, Infantry: Richard H. Horner, York. Pa., field artillery; Edward J. Kennedy. Darby, Pa., field artillery; Warren A. Krlmmel, Pine Grove, Pa., Held artil lery: Byron F. Krumlrlne. Altoona, Pa., Infantry: Edward N, Lelbacher, Darus' Mines, Ps., Infantry: Griffith H. Lloyd. Edwardsvllle. pa., infantry; Ralph V. Metz, Jamison City, iPa., Infantry; James T. Monahan. Altoona, Pa., Infan try; Chauncey E. Muni. Renfrew, Pa., Infantry: Raymond A. O'Brien, Wilkes Barre, Pa., Infantry: Horace M. Perry. Chester, Pa., field artillery; Stanley E. Plumb, Edlnboro, Pa., infantry: Thomas G. Shields. Reynoldsvllle, Pa., Infantry; Donald W, Slmler. Phllllpsburg, Pa.. field artillery; William P. Smith, Jeffer r on. Pa,, Infantry : Joseph "M. Snyder. Altoona, Pa., Infantry: Lewis N. Snyder. Harrlsburg, Pa., field artillery; Harry M. Stecker, Mt. Carmel, Pa., field artillery; Ernest A. Stlfel, Pittsburgh, field artll lery: Frank A. Strauss, Wllkts-Barre, Pa., field artillery ; Gerald Swallow, Nor rlstown, Pa., Infantry; Park J, Weaver, Strasburg. Pa., field artillery; Donald Williams, Catasauqua, Pa., field artil lery; Harold H. Woodward. Reading, Pa.. Infantry: Clarence P. Zepp, Held lersberg, Pa., field, artillery. Baker Submits Measure as Substitute for All Pend ing Legislation Washington, May 13. Secretary of War Baker this afternoon submitted to Congress a comprehensive bill to bo substituted for all pending legislation pnnlrtlng for the award of decorations to America's war heroes. The new measure would authorize the Presi dent to award "medals of honor," "dls tlngulshed service crosses" and "dis tinguished service medals" Under the prolslons of the hill, "medals of honor" would be presented by the President In the nnme of Congress only to officers and enlisted mn who, "In action Involving actual conflict with an enemy, distinguish themselves con spicuously by gallantry and Intrepidity at their risk of life above and beyond the call of duty" "Distinguished service crosses" would be awarded by the President "but not In the name of Congress," to any person, who, while serving In any capacity In the army since the United States entered the war, "has distinguished, or who shall hereafter distinguish, himself or herself by extraordinary heroism In connection with military operations against an armed enemy" The bill provides that "distinguished service medals" shall be awarded by the President, "but not In the name of Con gress" to any person serving In any ca pacity In the army, who has distinguish- ed himself or herself, or who shall hereafter distinguish himself of hrself SUSPENSION OF ZONE POSTAL RATES LIKELY RUSSIA WILL RISE AGAIN SAYS BOHEMIAN LEADER Masses "Will Strive to Strike Off Ger man Fetters liefore War Knils Declares Masaryk U'mlilnct"", May 13 The rinsing days of the war will see Russia arising again to strike oft the German fftters, according to Profersor Th'.nns Girrlguo Masaryk, Bohemlnn educator and polit ical lender. In an Interview today Doc tor Masnrvk. after eleven months In Russia. Is now In Washington to pro mote the Interests of Hohemlinsi and Jugoslavs 'The masses of the Russians are not satisfied with peace under German domi nation." said Poctor Masaryk. 'Condi tions In the former realm of the czar ore chaotic, but It can be noted easily that forces are at work to unite the agencies that will lead lie people to the llbertv they so earnestly desire." German Influence In Russia tr.dav Is wielded FOlely by the sword. Doctor Masaryk slid Sentiment In Moscow and other great cities Is entirely for the Allies Ar an Indication of Russia's real atti tude. Doctor Masaryk said he was per mitted to organize SO, noil Czech and Slovene prisoners of war In Russia, w-ho ere now readv for service with the Allies If they could be moed to warring front Doctor Masaryk Is here to co. operate with President Wilson In win ning recognition for the cause of th Bohemian nationals at the peace table Will Graduate West Pointers Early Washington, May lr,. The proposal that the graduation of the 1913 class at West Point be again advanced, this time from August 2D to June 12 has hi en approed by Secretary Raker. Amendment to Revenue Bill Will Be Pressed in tbe Senate Washington, May 13. Suspension of the new postal rates for second-class matter appeared likely In tho Senate today. Senator James E Watson, of Indiana, was ready to offer' an amendment to the revenue hill, which would suspend the establishment of zone rates for second-class matter from July 1. mis, to July 1. 1919 Although Postmaster General Burle ron has xlgorously opposed any suspen sion of thn rates, the pressure which lias been brought to hear upon the mem bers of the Senate has borne weight and there Is considerable support for Sen ator Watson's amendment., Newspaper publishers have vigorously opposed the zone rates for second-class matter and have been glen hearings for the pa'kt two weeks by tbe Senate com mittee on postottlces nnd post roads. Suspension of the new rates would al low time to work out rates more favor able to all concerned This Is the argu mnt which Senator Watson offered In support of his amendment. Washington, May 13. The political lid has been ripped oft Congress. With one-thlrd the Senate and the en tire House up for re-election this fall, nil members are laying their trench works for the hottest wartime congres sional election In the country's history. Champ Clark In his speech Saturday fight at Fort Wayne, Ind announced the Democratic Issue. "We will fight on our record," he said 'During the tenure of office we have passed more constructive legislation thah the Republicans did In two decades." Today the Republican leaders "come back" nt Clark with what they say will be their campaign Issue failure of the Democratic party efficiently to wage the war. And on the side lines they are hauling forth the bogy of socialism to throw into the heart of those undecided as to wnlch party to choose The first issue of the National Re publican to be published In Washing ton has appeared with heavy headlines linking the Democratic party with the growth of the socialist movement. In n frank statement of the political situation regarding congressional elec tions a leading Republican In the Senate said today "Members seeking re-election wish thsy could make their records In Con gless the Issue Rut despite the excellent record of Congtess In supporting the Ad ministration through speedy passage of war legislation the country will not be satisfied to elect on this basis. "Disclosures of the almost total failure of the aircraft program, the great delay In getting tho shipping program under way, the poor situation with regard to ordnance and other mistakes and delaj-a have stirred the whole country. "Congressmen will be elected this fall on their pledge to do all they can to. obtain a vastly more effective conduct of the war. They will be expected to be more In dependent and careful In pissing war legislation. "Republicans are already claiming control cf the next House, With regard to the Senate, they claim ability to re duce the present Democratic majority of seven to three or four. If this Is ac complished, the Senate will be fifty-fifty on many questions, as certain Insurgent Democrats can be counted en to vote with the Republicans at least five times out of ten. Democratic orators are to urge that the country wait until the war Is over to Judge the Democratic party on Its conduct of the war, Lincoln's argument ngalnst swapping horses In midstream Is to be used by the Democratic campaign ers. In several States bitter party fights will precede primary elections. In vir tually all except the absolutely Demo cratic States of the South, Republicans today were claiming a fighting chance. "WIN THE WAR" RASIS FOR LABOR AGENCIES, Advisory Council Named by Frank furter to Co-ordinate Units Washington, May 13. General reor ganization of the Government labor agencies under Felix Frankfurther, new war labor "co-ordlnator," neared comple tion today Decision was made to compose the labor advisory council as follows: Felix Frankfurther. chairman; Wil liam Howard Taft and Frank P Walsh, joint chairmen of the National War Labor Board ; Dr Royal Meeker, chief of the bureau of labor statistics; Com missioner Camlnettl, of the United States Immigration aservlce; Richard K. Camp hell, commissioner of naturalization; Miss Julia I.athrop. chief of the chil dren's bureau ; Otto Kldlltz. chief of the housing division of the Labor Depart ment ; Roger W Babson. chief of the education and Information dlslslon: John I. Densmore, chief of the United States employment service To these heads of the various Labor Department bureaus will he added the heads or their representatives of the War and Navy Departments and the shipping board. This council, Secretary of Labor Wll son pointed out today, will form a com prehenslxe working body embracing all Government labor activities to aid Frankfurter In welding into a win-the-war unit the nation's now confused labor policy. DEI SOLDATI M Gh AuBtriaci Spazzaf l'lmportant Posizioni Col dell'Oreo Fublfche.1 and Distribute! PMMtT M ll . Authorized hy the c't nt I lair, on m at th poitofnc Ifv order of the President. '-"-3 A. Fl. BURXES i'nnuitr Home, 13 : II Mlnlstero dell Gtierrail mane annumlato qtianto seftMTl m imeiiso nomnardamento ill i attamT la nostra position! iw' in voue ueuurso, ma .fu obb riurursi ron gravl perrtite. si verlflro' I'usuale ntlivllV neu nruguerla," "Sabafn a ttnrfn If mmmIm Monte Corno, rtopo un Intent' ".imiiiriiin, ma m arrestl nostrn ftmco. Le nostre true ,urono forzarono U .urjirsi innicRenilog prrtllfp." itoma, 13 ma ocendo segulto alia brlllanti toria dl venerdl', quando ill au furono t-pazzatl dalle poslzlonl dti v.orno, ii quale domlna la Vall In dlrezlone dl Trento e RoveretsJl Italian! lerl l'altro hanno cattur .1,,- !.. ,-.. ,.,,.., iiiiiurianie e iorte posjo u a -o1 neirorso. Mil fronte dell'- tagne tra II fluml Brenta e Plav (Questa avanzata costltulsce un'i sallente penetrante nelle llnee nejJ In detta regione. Col deU'Qroj montagna dl oltre 3000 pled! dli glace a circa tre mlglla a nord dl Grappa, rlguardato come la chlave poslzlonl In quelfa regione, e coa quaie u nemtco na lnvano sacrM moltl uomlnl. A quattro mlglla ' i a sud ovest dl Col dell'Orso l Monte Asoione; tuttora nelle nemlco, mentrc a quattro mlglla est rtl Coll dellOrso trovasl Tomba che fu rlcatturato at te dalle trupne francesl.) . PUBLIC SPEAKING PelfExpreMlon. Slf-ConAdene. Elo. cut. on and all-around SMf-DeveloDmfnt. Join tho 3rd spring term class now fnrmlne. Ten connfrutlvf Monday Kvenlnrs commnclnK May 13. at 8 I M, Both St-xen Send for Instructive literature. Call. wrttf or Phon Sprtire 32-1S. NEFF COLLEGE ""V,'"" SOCIETY OF 1812 PLEDGES U. S. SUPPORT OF WAR UNTIL END I Conscription Approved With Cheers by Historic Organization Following Letter from President Cadwalader, Brand ing Germany as Outlaw of -World "Hecardleis of our ares, we will sup port conscription to the very end." JOHX OADWALADER, President 0 the Society of the War of 18tt. FIVE hundred members of the Society of the. War at 1812, following the reading of .a letter from John Cadwala der, president for the last thirty years, pledged their loyalty to the Government and agreed to support conscription or (W any other war plans of the nation. Mr. Cadwalader's letter denounced the German Government as an outlaw p," among nations, and urged the support of the society in crusmng me uenirai A Powers. !)V lrA .,.va jtveev ,-enf tn siinnorl of ml 'Governments ana we are reaay to snout- der a sun it necessary," eald a resolu tion, passed 'unanimously with cheers rafter the lettjr waa read. V,Mr. cadwalader was uname to attend M rneermg. lila letter follows: The (German Government has by Its "jjecmritlon , income an outlaw liens. 11 nas repudiate a au iuons. try Is prepared to do her share, and more than her share, In accomplishing the defeat of the Central Powers and compelling them to accept a treaty of peace that will be approved of by the rest cf the world. "Five millions of men have volun teered for the British army, an example to the world that has no parallel In history. "We are glad to hear that, according to the latest official report, we have sent a haltmllllr-n men to the front. We will secure glory for this country and for ourselves by saving civilization." The letter was received with great en thusiasm at the meeting, held In the His torical Society building, Thirteenth and Lqcust streets. LICENSE COURT MEETS Dry Force Not to Oppose printing of Bradford Applications uruifl(. - ir . 111-cnH Dun convened at the Court House at Smsth nort today. Eighteen applications have been sent In from hotels,, wholesale .and uquor OMisra 1 uw cuy.; LUCKY STRIKE ' 1 CIGARETTE -0Ztr WW ' ' , 1 1 ' i 1 1 1 " , , IT'S TOASTED ' ' 1 " ' V iUfl ' ', w ','''' '!' Ja ' CLSlal9ssssasssiaialBJ - ! I If a li II1P vt'XK. .1.-1'. 9 sSsCTAVii'SiW.'iwi-s:::.: That morning cup of coffee!, How it does "hit the spot!" And all because the coffee has been roasted to give it that delicious flavor. Raw coffee? Never! Now think of tobacco how much better that must be toasted, instead of "raw." That's why the LUCKY STRIKE Cigarette has be come famous the delicious taste of the toasted Burley tobacco. LUCKY STRIKE is the real Burley cigarette, and it's toasted. .'tf.'.W' m tfift F BUYERS of motor cars only knew the 1 00,000-mile goodness of the Cadillac, they would not buy any other automobile while there was a remote chance of getting a Cadillac. M M .$'. You are cordially invited to the ,"" ', Spring Salon of Cadillac Motor Cars " now being held J Open evenings until ten o'clock (9 wtsUSM 1 i;: j Automobile Sales Corporation . a 144 North BroMlSteMtt li ep . . " " :Mm4 V f!, . , . f ' f,-' A - v
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